Charles E Howell
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 22471 - "Fuddy Duddy" 43-38147 N8-L was assigned to 600th Squadron, of the 398th Bomb Group, as a replacement aircraft. It was declared MIA on 21st November,...
Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by fighters and crashed at Erfurt on 11/21/44 in B-17 Fuddy Duddy 43-38147
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Fuddy duddy
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 600th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Baltimore, Maryland, USA | 24 August 1917 | |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 21 November 1944 | |
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Buried |
Baltimore, Maryland, USA | 17 December 1948 | He was originally interred in Europe and his remains were repatriated to US soil on December 17, 1948 at New Cathedral Cemetery |
Revisions
General Order 322 from Headquarters 1st Bombardment Division, Office of the Commanding General, by Command of Major General Williams, dated 11 September 1944
Added birth date and a Buried event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 73037355.
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 11210
MACR 11210 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
